Network Engineer – SME

Description

SAIC has an immediate opportunity for a Network Engineer – SME requiring a Position of Public Trust clearance located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Must have a minimum of 10 years of related experience as a subject matter expert in architecting complex networks. Must have experience with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Palo Alto firewall, Cisco Firepower VPN, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNAC). IPV6, DHCP, DNS, VPN, MPLS, MTIPS, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), routing, switching, and Out-of-Band (OOB) networks, cloud infrastructure, and firewall management.

The successful candidate is a team player, able to effectively manage their time, willing to learn new technologies, and work with limited supervision. In addition, the qualified candidate will work with other Information Technology team members to ensure continuous network operations.

3 days onsite at the customer location in Cambridge, MA / 2 days remote.

Core responsibilities and duties; highlight day-to-day activities:

• Manage Cisco ISE environment.
• Performs day-to-day activities required to manage data services, such as network design, implementation, and management, to include troubleshooting of complex network issues.
• Provide direct support to other departments regarding network operational issues.
• Performs installation, configuration, maintenance, and upgrading of network infrastructure as required.
• Works with all application owners and other IT stakeholders to build and support a scalable, efficient, and stable network.
• Research, plan, design, and implement network technologies using industry best practices to ensure network operations meet business and technical requirements.
• Assist internal business units in collecting and documenting network requirements.
• Assists in developing network policies, procedures, and change management for network operations.
• Work with the virtualization group to develop, configure, and manage networking requirements to ensure interoperability between both physical and virtualization environments.
• Participate in Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity team.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• MUST HAVE: Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) hands on designs and architect experience.
• Palo Alto firewall, Cisco Firepower VPN, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNAC), IPV6, CISCO Equipment, Palo Alto Firewalls.
• Must possess CCIE certification.
• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Must have 10 years of related experience managing data networks, possessing extensive skills and knowledge in network design, architecture, troubleshooting, and management.
• Solid understanding of Cisco routers and switches, firewalls, etc.
• Knowledge of internal and external routing protocols, e.g. EIGRP and BGP, QoS.
• Experience converting from IPV4 to IPV6.
• Experience with Virtualization networking technologies preferred.
• Comprehensive experience troubleshooting network issues that impact user's productivity.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills are essential for this position with the ability to work effectively with end-users, IT peers and managers.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Candidate must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder who has resided in the U.S. for at least 3 years and the ability to obtain a public trust.
• Must be able to complete “eApp National Background Investigation Services (NBIS)” form.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.